Tag Archives: Rosamund Pike

New On Canadian Netflix: March 2017

March 20, 2017 flawintheiris

In an effort to keep up to date with films now available on platforms aside from the big screen, I had a look at the past few weeks of new releases on Canadian Netflix and I’ve got a few films for you to consider when you're looking to chill. (You can click on the movie… Read More

A United Kingdom review — The leads are winning, though the film’s conventional

March 13, 2017 flawintheiris

Directed by Amma Asante | Written by Guy Hibbert, from a book by Susan Williams | 111 min | On Demand A post-war historical drama about how Bechuanaland, the British protectorate, shrugged off the colonial oppression of the Empire and eventually become the Republic of Botswana. If that sounds a bit dry, don't worry—at its heart… Read More

What We Did On Our Holiday review — Going where the sun shines brightly

July 23, 2015 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin A friend of mine told me she'd seen this on a flight in Southeast Asia a few months ago, so we're getting this British picture in Canada pretty late. I'm actually pleasantly surprised we're getting to see it in cinemas at all. It could have something to… Read More

A Rosamund Pike primer

October 9, 2014 flawintheiris

I've been spending this week enjoying Rosamund Pike's sudden ascension to stardom. If all the ink spilled on Gone Girl, along with its #1 box office status, is anything to go by, everyone's talking about the 34-year-old British thesp. I've enjoyed her movies for years, and it's great to see someone who has worked hard… Read More

The World’s End review

September 12, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by Edgar Wright | Written by Wright and Simon Pegg | 109 min | On Demand You nerds know this: The World's End is the third and final film in Wright's Cornetto Trilogy, all made with buddies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The thematic thread is pretty thin, but basically these three British guys… Read More

James Bond 007: The Pierce Brosnan Era

November 8, 2012 flawintheiris

For years, even before he was Bond, Pierce Brosnan seemed a natural choice to have a licence to kill. The story is that he visited the set of For Your Eyes Only to see his wife Cassandra Harris, who was playing the Countess who is romanced by Roger Moore's James Bond. Producer "Cubby" Broccoli immediately… Read More

Top 10 Movies of 2008

August 30, 2012 flawintheiris

Continuing my look back to the years before I became the Mad Blogger What Blogs at Midnight, here's my thoughts on the best movies of 2008. CAPS where my 2012 self felt the need to editorialize... there are about five in my Honourable Mentions list that deserved top-ten status. Oh well. I had no trouble… Read More